Sr. Manager, Applied Science, Sponsored Products and Brands
Core
Lead the Sponsored Products and Brands Search Relevance team to define and measure search quality, invent new product presentation experiences, and build AI infrastructure for customer experience metrics.
Role type
Senior Manager, Applied Science (Search & Recommendation)
Builds
AI-powered search relevance systems, customer experience measurement frameworks, and novel product presentation features
Domain
E-commerce, Search, Applied AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Relevance modeling, ranking systems, search quality evaluation, NLP, information retrieval, team management, strategic build-vs-reuse decisions, executive communication
Preferred skills
Large language models (LLMs), multimodal AI, foundation models, human evaluation frameworks, advertising ecosystem expertise, published research in top-tier venues
Technologies
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Spark, distributed computing
Responsibilities
Lead development of predictive models to mitigate irrelevant product recommendations; Design and scale AI systems to improve search results; Own development and measurement of customer experience metrics; Drive investment in AI infrastructure for CX monitoring; Create novel product presentation experiences; Manage and grow a team of applied scientists and engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities